God is good all the time and all the time, God is good!

God is so good and His timing is amazing... I have been praying for a year and a half, even more so since October when I got my Bachelor's degree, for a "big girl teaching job." While I am grateful for Stevi B's and the fact that I was able to have a job, God knows that my passion is teaching children. Well, I put in a lot of applications back in January, and never heard anything, so I forgot about it. I had a voice mail on my phone on Wednesday when I got out of Bible Study from a local preschool wanting me to come in for an interview. So, I called them back and set it up for Thursday. To be honest, I really thought that when they saw a 7 month pregnant chick waddling in their school for an interview, it would be all over, but God is bigger than my doubts :) I interviewed with the regional manager. She was very impressed with my resume and application and loved the fact that I have a Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience. She wanted to hire me for the lead toddler teacher position, but when she found out how far along I was, she said she didn't want me to be picking up children and get used to the kids and then have to be out on maternity leave. I thought it was over. But, no, she decided that she wanted me to be a part of the team, so she offered me a part time position in the crawler room (ages 6 months to a year) until after Eli gets here, and then after I get back from maternity leave, she guaranteed me a lead teacher job...yay!! I know it is going to be hard to leave Eli for eight hours a day, five days a week, but I know He will be in good hands and I know that we will be able to provide for Him better because of my amazing job that God provided. It's funny how God is faithful, even when we are faithless. I was ready to give up, but He came through for me. I am truly blessed and can't wait to get back in the classroom :)

Parenthood

So, Robert is really cute about the whole pregnancy and having a baby thing. I will catch him looking at my belly with a big smile on his face. He is so excited about baby Eli and is going to be an AMAZING daddy :) Since Robert and I are complete opposites, and complement each other, Eli will get to see both sides of our personalities and will hopefully have a little of both himself. I hope Eli will learn how to be sensitive and emotional from me, and practical and logical from Robert. Robert will teach him when to be laid back and I will teach him when to get riled up :) I think that Robert and I are going to make a great team. When I get stressed out and overwhelmed, Robert has a way of calming me down and bringing me back to reality and when Robert is being too mellow, I have a way of helping him be more sensitive and caring.

Being pregnant has mellowed me out a lot. I can tell you that for sure. Things that I used to be OCD about, such as not going to bed with dirty dishes in the sink, or not leaving the house without making up the bed, have went out the window. I am learning how to not let little things bother me and how to relax more. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that I am growing a baby inside of me and taking care of him and giving him the best is more important to me than dishes, laundry or making a bed. Not that these things aren't important, but they aren't my first priority anymore. I am excited, scared and nervous about being a mom, but I know that it is going to make me a better person and it is going to be the greatest experience of my entire life... I can't wait!!! Just wish my mom was here with me to give me advice, support and encouragement. But, I am blessed that God has placed a lot of amazing people in my life to help me along the way!! Thank you Jesus!

Growing up

So, my friend Roxanne and I have been friends since middle school. I used to go to her house and have sleepovers, swim in the pool, bake cookies, watch movies, etc. Then, when we went to high school we helped each other through some really hard times. She was there for me when my mom died and I was there for her through some hard times as well. We used to always talk, plan and dream about our wedding day and when we would have kids. She moved away during college, had her first child and we kind of lost touch. She came back to Georgia about 2 years ago and we picked up right where we left off. She met and married a friend of ours from church, and yesterday, they had their beautiful baby girl, Zoey, I have been married for almost in four years and in three or four months, I will give birth to my son, Eli! I think it's really cool how our kids are gonna grow up together, just like we did. It's nice to know that they will have someone to talk to and share things with, just like their mommies did :) Who would have thought all those years ago that Zoey and Eli would literally grow up together? How awesome is that?